A L’Oreal Review

13Dec

This month for our makeup review we chose L’Oreal! We’re always looking for great products that are easy to find as well as affordable and we’ve found ourselves wondering if drugstore/department store makeup is really worth it. There are so many products to choose from, where do you start, will it be worth it? We decided that once a month we would find out for ourselves which products we like the best!

Liz’s Review

Liz’s skin type – oily, acne prone

Foundation

Infallible Advanced Never Fail, Natural Ivory

Preferences – Matte, oil-free, full-coverage

Rate – 5/10

Pros – It matched my skin tone well and was easy to layer, it also did a pretty good job of staying in place all day.

Cons – By the end of the day my face looked shiny and felt a little sticky in some places. My skin can get pretty oily if I am not using the right foundation so, it might work better for someone with less oily skin. It also caused some breakouts, ugh!

Review – It wasn’t the worst foundation I’ve ever tried, but I probably wouldn’t buy it again just because it didn’t agree with my skin. I did like that it matched my skin tone pretty well, I have very pale skin so it can be hard to find the right shade. It wasn’t very fast drying so I did have to wait a little bit before I applied powder. I wouldn’t exactly call it a never fail foundation. If your skin isn’t very oily this might work better for you.

Finishing Powder

Infallible Pro-matte, Porcelain

Preferences – Matte, easy to blend and apply, long lasting, not ashy or cakey

Rate – 9/10

Pros – Did a great job of matching my skin tone, blended well, the perfect amount of extra coverage

Cons – Just a bit too dark, might have made my skin a touch oily

Review – I was very pleased with this finishing powder! It blended well, it looked great on my foundation and it was very close to my skin tone. It might have made my skin a little oily (that also could’ve been the foundation), it didn’t stay matte all day.

Mascara

Voluminous Lash Paradise, Blackest Black

Preferences – Not clumpy, ultra-black shade

Rate – 5/10

Pros – Great length, rich color

Cons – Super clumpy, not a lot of volume

Review – I was really hoping this mascara would be as awesome as some of the other L’Oreal products I’ve tried but I wasn’t a huge fan! It was very clumpy and didn’t add a lot of volume. It was also pretty difficult to remove, I probably won’t wear waterproof mascara again unless I absolutely need to. I did like the bottle it came in, it was pretty!

Lipstick

Color Riche Lipstick, Coral

Preferences – Long lasting, moisturizing

Rate – 3/10

Pros – pretty colors, soft texture

Cons – not very moisturizing, doesn’t last very long

Review – I wasn’t a huge fan of this lipstick, I was very excited about using it because the color was so beautiful. I didn’t like that it made my lips super dry and it didn’t stay on very well. The color wasn’t as rich as I would have liked it to be. If you like metallic, glossy looking lipstick this might be a better fit for you.

Carmen’s Review

Carmen’s skin type – dry, acne and dark marks

Foundation

24 HR, Classic Tan 310

Preference– full coverage, oil free

Rate– 6/10

Pros – It was a good match to my skin tone, it dried fast, and it really lasts all day. I liked that I didn’t have to keep putting more on, it was also resistant to water and it felt light on my skin.

Cons– I have to shake the bottle for a bit so it can mix well or the foundation will come out super watery, it didn’t look as natural as I would’ve liked and it didn’t feel very smooth.

Review – Personally, I liked this foundation. It really gave me great coverage and it felt nice on my skin. I would definitely recommend this foundation to someone who is just starting to wear makeup but I would also say that although it feels good on the skin, the main problem I had was that the makeup looked a little pasty.

Powder

True Match, Warmw7

Preference– matte, natural look, easy to blend

Rate-2/10

Pros– It matched my skin tone well

Cons– It was not easy to apply, it did not cover my dark spots with just the powder alone, I had to put a lot of the powder on my face and keep applying every hour or 2

Review– The only good thing about this powder is that it is a good match for my skin tone, but this is a powder that I really would not recommend to anyone. It is too much of a pain to put on and it just keeps fading a lot and fast.

Mascara

Voluminous Butterfly, 871

Preference– no clumps, no smug, waterproof

Rate-9/10

Pros– Dried fast, gave me more volume, easy to apply, Waterproof, and easy to remove

Cons– Just a little clumpy

Review– This mascara was definitely a win for me! It only had one small problem, but it was easily fixable. It really was waterproof and when I accidentally touched my eyes to scratch it, it didn’t come off my hand or smear under my eyes and make me look like a raccoon. I would use this every day and recommend it to others.

Lipstick

Colour Riche Lipstick, Mauved

Preference– long-lasting, natural look

Rate-5/10

Pros– It looked nice, easy to apply

Cons– Came off too easily, it has a bad taste

Review– This lipstick is easy to apply, and it has some great colors but when I would apply it, it would give me a bad taste in my mouth and I wasn’t even licking my lips. Although it was very easy to remove.

We hope you enjoyed our L’Oreal review! Last month we reviewed Covergirl if you missed that one you can click here. Let us know if you have any questions or if there are any makeup brands your curious about!